Join Us Sunday Morning September 26, 2021 at 10:00am.

[Music] [Music] okay good morning everyone we got a little technical difficulties with the online streaming so we're going to begin right now if you have your bibles would you please stand with me as we open up a devotional scripture coming from exodus [Music] exodus the 12th chapter [Music] nice to see you bill franklin nice to see you sister wilson good to see you [Music] exodus the 12th chapter and we will begin at verse 31. i was doing this this part of my bible study this week and it's amazing how god takes you it's time to move he opens up a way for you to move this is a good story you need to read it on your own time exodus the 12th chapter verse 31 and i will read a portion of it for you for your hearing and he called for moses and aaron by night and that's pharaoh y'all pharaoh and said rise up and get you forth from among my people both you and the children of israel and go serve the lord as you have said [Music] i also take your flocks and your hearts as you have said and be gone and bless me also and the egyptians were urgent upon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste for they said we be all dead men isn't that amazing to be captured by people and then also they want you to go hmm god is at work isn't it you may be seated but you got to be ready when god says time to go you have to be prepared [Music] thank god for the reading of his word to those of you who heard me read the scripture now let's go into god in prayer and i believe when we pray as believers god hear all of us pray at the same time do you believe that as i pray i want you to pray with me that god will bless our day and our time together bless every aspect of this service that he may get the glory and honor father god we thank and we praise you for life health and strength thanking and praise you to give master for another day father as we come together as a people of hope we come praising you god that whatever we say and do today you will get the glory and honor god thank you we praise you for every aspect of our service we pray we pray for the praise and worship team we pray for the offertory period god we pray for the word of god to come forth god have your way god those who have come looking for an answer looking for an answer to every day's problem of god but they came here this morning and hope to find an answer to what's going on in their life father we just thank and we praise you lord we praise you for the man of god that's here that great commission baptist praise church lord we pray for pastor brown god we pray that you continue to bless him continue to open up his wisdom open him up with more wisdom and understanding of you god that he may be able to pour out to us oh god that we may be able to walk this life that's said before so god father we ask that you continue to protect us god god and directors of god god help us to understand that it's because of your son jesus christ his death his burial and his resurrection is why we're here this morning oh god to give you praise and glory keep your hand on us oh god be in our lives oh god turn us where we need to be turned o god hold us o god never let us go we thank you and we honor you in jesus name we pray amen amen good morning good morning america ready to give god some praise amen [Music] me to enter into this place with a closed mouth because when i think about everything that god has done for me i can't help but to praise his holy name so come on and put your hands together and watch us praise the lord are you going to get your praise on too because i know god has brought you through many things that he done everybody in here come on and put your hands together [Music] don't know oh [Music] oh [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] victory [Music] i don't know what you've come to do [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] let me see you clap [Music] amen amen [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] if you don't want to pray watch me watch me [Music] and if you don't want to [Music] if you don't want to pray you watch me [Music] me [Music] watch me [Music] me [Music] all over the building [Music] amen i am so undeserving of his mercy i'm undeserving of his grace i just give god all praise and honor and glory and i'm so filled with joy just thinking about his goodness thinking about how much he deserves our prey amen amen that is the least that we can give him is our praise hallelujah come on all over the building and just worship your god tell god how good he has been to you thank god for keeping you from hurt harm and danger both seen and unseen thank god for allowing us to be here to worship him because we do not deserve to be here this morning amen hallelujah god i give you so much praise hallelujah thank you hallelujah [Music] [Music] hallelujah [Music] you deserve it you deserve it you deserve [Music] hallelujah [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hallelujah [Music] glory to you [Music] and we're here to lift [Music] come on [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] hallelujah [Music] hallelujah [Music] hallelujah [Music] me [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] for your mercy lord [Music] you keep me safe [Music] is [Music] [Music] when you think about the goodness of jesus it shouldn't take me to pump you up because when i think about god hallelujah and everything that he's done for me hallelujah my soul begins to cry out hallelujah i shouldn't have to make you praise your god i shouldn't have to tell you to lift your hand that should be something that is just willing of you hallelujah [Music] hallelujah [Music] hallelujah [Music] my hallelujah belongs to you glory to god and i'm so amazed how many of you know that even when you go to concerts and you look at concerts online how when the artist comes on stage before he has done anything or sung a note they are clapping they are jumping up and down they are shouting why because they heard that art is before and they know what that artist is able to do but i don't know about you but we have the owner of the house here this morning and the owner of this house he sheded his blood just for us the owner of this house went to calvary the owner of this house died he was buried and rose that third day morning and if you are excited about the owner of this house if he has done anything for you in your life even he kept you come on let's give the owner of this house a standing ovation because he deserves it he returns our glory he deserves her honor hallelujah somebody hallelujah praise god because he is worthy to be praised and you ain't got to look at nobody else what they were how they praise god you praise god shout wave your hands clap your hands stop your feet because he is worthy to be praised amen i tell you god is good you may be seated amen as you being seated take out your cell phones amen text somebody to join you this morning in worship at the great commission baptist church tell them to go to our website gcbcfw.org and if you're watching us online and if you're here today for the first time welcome to great commission baptist church amen where you are going to receive an exciting exhilarating an engaging worship service today at the great commission baptist church amen we welcome you today on behalf of our pastor dr douglas e brown and our first lady dr laquita brown we want to say thank you for tuning in thank you for coming to worship with us this morning because we are excited that you are with us today come on give god a hand clap and a praise amen amen don't forget to text those people your neighbors your relatives get them online or invite them to come to the worship service because we are in person we do have arrivements today our deepest sympathy goes out to the beread families it is our prayer that god gives the family comfort and peace during this time of bereavement please keep these families in your prayers brother charles hightower brother pass brother stephen hightower his homegoing service was on yesterday sister cynthia howard uncle passed brother jimmy wagner and his homegoing service was also on yesterday brother billy wortham passed and his arrangements are pending so let's keep these families lifted up in prayer like pastor always says it's them today but it could be us by the end of this worship service amen we'll be led to the throne of grace by reverend harold alexander praise god praise god praise god hallelujah hallelujah glory to god are you excited about the owner of this house our sovereign god our sovereign god sovereign god we come before you this day we enter this place we join together to give you praise to honor you to magnify you to glorify your name for all the wonderful and magnificent things that you have done in our lives we praise you we thank you lord god we thank you lord god father god as we come we come for this hour and this time to see you and to meet you lord god we lift up our pastors and uh our pastor i should say dr douglas e brown and his lovely wife dr lahidra brown and their family lord god we thank you for continuing to keep your arms around them to protect them to keep them lord god to guide them that they may continue to feed your people we your people lord god we thank you for them lord god and father god in the name of jesus we lift up those that have been mentioned as the bereaved lord god of this household lord god we ask you lord god to touch their lives touch their hearts touch their minds comfort them as only you can comfort them lord god give them strength where it's needed lord god as they go through this period in their lives where they mourn for their loved ones lord god and father god in the name of jesus we lift up each and every one in this congregation and those that are watching by lying lord god you know every need you know every heart you know every mind lord god you know what they have need of lord god even before we ask the lord god but we lift up the needs of this your people lord god we ask you lord god in the name of jesus to heal where healing where sickness and disease is there lord god to provide where there seems to be a lack of provisions lord god to bring comfort lord god where oh lord god where they're not at peace lord god we ask it in the name of jesus lord god direction where direction is needed lord god and father god we just praise you and we thank you for this service that you ever organized and arranged for us this morning let it flow by the power of your spirit lord god and we pray for each and every heart each and every mind to be opened right now to receive the word the magnificent word that you've placed in our pastor's heart that it teach let it god let it heal let it save let it deliver in jesus name we pray and we give you the glory we give you the praise you are our sovereign god you are our lord you are our savior we thank you for it in jesus name amen and amen [Music] ccbc the food pantry is in need of the following items for this month biblically married couples please join us today for our monthly zoom meeting at 1 pm we will continue studying chapter 7. this month we will talk about choosing to forgive the other person to free yourself of deep rooted bitterness resentment and chronic anger follow these steps to join our zone meeting please join us every first second third and fourth monday night from 6 30 to 8 o'clock p.m as we make math and reading fun and not a chore for more information please contact the following new members orientation will be held on wednesday september 29th from 7 to 8 30 pm in the chapel for everyone that speaks english and spanish you will be required to attend both sessions to complete the class to receive your membership number and to receive the right hand of fellowship from pastor brown we are requesting that all 2021 and 2022 gcbc college students and active gcbc military personnel to please fill out a home away from home form so that we may stay connected with our college and military members while you are away these forms are located on the website under the resources tab biblical counseling certification classes will start friday october 29th from 7 00 pm to 9 00 pm and saturday october 30th from 10 a.m to 2 p.m and it will be offered on zun other graduates that have taken the class have stepped up to show support and are offering to pay a percentage of the classes financial component for 10 participants you may register now on the gcbc website under the upcoming events gcbc if you would like your birthday or anniversary to be announced the deadline for your submission is the third sunday of the month preceding your birthday or anniversary in addition if you would like to announce the birth of a newborn or recently married please provide that information prior to the fourth sunday for more information please contact sister marilyn johnson don't forget to follow us on facebook instagram twitter and follow us on the app amen amen this uh for those wednesdays have already been filled and completed this uh coming wednesday but for those who want to go to new members orientation class we will have a sign up after this worship service and that class will be on saturday october the 9th from 10 o'clock to 2 30 10 o'clock to 2 30 we will be in the banquet hall so if you have not went through new members orientation class to get the right hand of fellowship from our pastor and the membership number you could come on that saturday you can sign up today you can sign up next sunday or wednesday night and pick up your folder and try to complete your folder before you come to the class amen amen now another announcement we thank god for the leadership that we have here at great commission baptist church amen dr douglas e brown amen we thank god for his leadership [Applause] they were looking for a hundred churches to be a site for covet testing covet testing and we will be a site for free covet testing amen but we'll let you know when we begin to start that so in the meantime we will need some volunteers who want to volunteer to get the training just to collect the specimens it's going to be in a spit cup they're going to spit in the cup and like the lady said we may not even have to touch it because they spit in a cup they put it in the bag and we just make sure that they fill out the form correctly and put it into the bin so we have two people already if you want to be a volunteer just meet me after worship service i can get your name and number to tell you when that training will uh take place or you can email me at t howard at gcbcftw.org or you can call the church and i'll be here monday through thursday amen eight to five so we need some volunteers if you have a heart to do that to come and help the community because now we have a lot of teachers and students that need to get retested in order to go back and we have even other people who work in certain jobs need testing so they can show that they are negative amen amen now we'll be blessed amen by our own music ministry amen [Music] [Music] [Music] i don't know why i have to cry sometimes i don't know why i have to sign sometime but there's gonna be a perfect day when troubles [Music] [Music] get out of my way [Music] sometimes [Music] is [Music] footsteps [Music] sometimes hard to understand [Music] oh [Music] in [Music] oh [Music] by the oh so [Music] amen come on let's thank god for our music ministry amen what a wonderful wonderful wonderful expression of praise that has been amen display my music ministry and we thank god for them amen sunday after sunday they bless us thank god we have the best ushers and greeters amen this side of heaven and how we thank god for for them amen and to everyone who plays a part in amen uh serving every sunday from our sound ministry to media ministry amen and then thank god for each and every one of you amen amen thank god for those who are watching online we bless and thank god for you amen to our leaders deacons sons in the ministry first lady and the entire gcbc family what a joy it is to be in the house of the lord amen even if there's some pittsburgh steeler jersey sitting down front amen bless the lord to god be the glory amen first peter chapter 2 amen thank god for our security amen uh man and then you know i mean individuals who do what uh monique lejean and g and gwen do sunday after sunday y'all come on thank god for our deaf interpretation ministry amen thank you all so much amen for what you for what you do amen that individuals that all people might be able to hear and receive the word of god amen did y'all enjoy your life groups this morning all right let's see now and that was a less that was less than 10 um amen that order encouraged us to try to get up to 30 percent by next week amen if you don't have a life group class amen uh let me encourage you to get involved amen first peter chapter two beginning in verse number one we will commence our reading and we will conclude with verse number two wherefore laying aside all malice and all guilt and hypocrisy and envies and all evil speakings as newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby amen our god now father lord how we thank you god we praise you we bless your holy and righteous name but there is none like you and god we thank you that you're not like a man god we thank you that everything you've said in your word is true we thank you for every promise we thank you of every benefit every blessing every burden every battle god we thank you for every victory that you have won and god we now have victory because of you and we bless your name god thank you this week for your hand of provision your hand of protection all week long god you've provided all week long you've protected and we say thank you god you've allowed us this day to have traveling grace and arriving mercy that we have made it safely to the house of worship and god we thank you for each and every believer who's in this place those who are watching online god i pray that you would bless my brother my sister to my left to my right those in front of me those behind me god do now and in their lives what only you can do got doors that need to be open open those doors doors that need to be closed close the doors god lift now bowed down heads got men broken hearts god make a way out of no way we know you can sir we just ask that you will bless them now lord bless them bless them you know what they need god i just ask that you will meet that need and then god i pray that you would bless this your servant god stand up in this vessel of clay oh i need your strength your power holy spirit you're the teacher teach us this day that our lives will be the better and it's in the mighty and marvelous name of jesus we do pray and ask it all amen look at your neighbor neighbor with the help of god the holy spirit and our prayers our pastor is going to preach about a desire for spiritual growth amen a desire for spiritual growth if there's really a desire for spiritual growth let me encourage you to enroll enlist in a life group y'all said amen when i read the text but when i issued the challenge the amen is with you the question is is there really a desire james for spiritual growth peter peter writes this letter to believers who have been displaced and dispersed because of the circumstances and situations because of the persecution that was taking place and peter wanted sam to encourage them not to lose heart and so after reminding them of the greatness of their salvation in christ in the first half of chapter one he went on to encourage them to be steadfast in this great salvation by which they had been saved they had been born again unto new life that new life was something that was made possible because of god it was not something that they did for themselves but it was because it was something that god had given for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life it was something that god did for god sent his son into the world his son laid down his life no man took his life he willingly laid it down he died on a friday got up early sunday morning it was something god god did and we did not save ourselves the new life was something that was made possible because of the love the love of god peter was giving them specific instructions concerning what they must do since they have now received this new life and it needs to grow peter said if it's going to grow there are some things that you need to do there are some things that you need to take off and some things you need to put on on the day that we heard the gospel deacon davis uh and believed you and i were given a new life in jesus christ well amen the new life is something that only god himself could do something only that god by his hand by his grace that god could bring into our lives we could no more make ourselves born again as we could not make ourselves born the first time well amen we we could not raise ourselves from spiritual death reverend howard just as a dead man or dead woman cannot raise themselves up out of cedar hill or lara land but it is only by the power of god it is matter of fact nothing that we earn nothing that we deserve by the fact the word of god said it is the gift that god has given unto us somebody will say thank god for the gift peter says we have but peter says we have an active part to play an active part to play in our spiritual growth and development he stresses we need to take necessary nourishment so we'll grow up and make progress in this new life peter speaks of the written word of god in peter uh chapter one verses one through twelve he explains this hope that we have this security and greatness of our salvation he says that it is an inheritance that is reserved for us and we're being kept by the power of god isn't that wonderful to know that god has saved us and he is keeping us we are not keeping ourselves but we are being kept by the power of god that's why brothers and sisters you cannot have salvation one day and lose it the next day once you have placed your faith in the lord jesus christ you are eternally secure in him [Applause] so peter explains this hope that we have the security the in the greatness of our salvation listen regular attendance active membership generous giving and spiritual giftedness does not necessarily mean you are spiritually mature or or so he shares what we need if growth is going to take place let's look at this the first thing peter says in verse number one he says there needs to be the preparation to receive god's word the preparation to receive god's word you have to be prepared to receive his word before peter gets to the grove there's a list of things look at your bible which would hinder us in desiring regina and receiving god's word if you he says to say if you practice sin you cannot long for the milk of the word there's no way he says you can keep on living how you want to live any way you want to live and desire the milk of the word at the same time so these attitudes and actions they they they look back and they look forward they look back to the command just given to look at uh chapter one verse number 22 he says love one another with a pure heart it so it looks back to that of loving one another with a pure heart and then it looks forward to the desire of the pure milk of the word that we may grow thereby these particular sins attitudes and actions blinded they hinder us from loving one another and they hinder us from taking in or being prepared to receive the word of god now this is not an exhaustive list but he gives these particular sins because they hinder our spiritual growth they hinder and how we treat one another how we love one another and how we are ready to receive the word of god the first thing he says he says listen malicious behavior that means doing evil despite the good that you have received the desire it's the desire uh the glenn to harm someone to see them suffer to see them in pain and if that's the kind of behavior that you have or the attitude that you have or the the actions that you are uh involved in he says listen there's no way you can want to see somebody hurt and desire the word at the same time but then he uses the word deceit it means to deliberately trick and mislead by lying and then the word hypocrisy is akin to deceit it means that people say one thing but do another play acting presenting good motives but they mass selfish desires they say one thing but they do another thing peter says you can't be deceitful and a hypocrite and also desire the word because the word of god is true and truth talk to him if you can but then he says jealousy jealousy means desiring something possessed by someone else this causes it causes discontentment and resentment as we make unhealthy comparisons to one another it also makes us uh unable to be thankful for how god has blessed us because we're too busy looking across the fence at how he has blessed someone else and that jealousy that envy sets in and we desire what they have and we get to the point to where even malicious behavior takes place but then it makes it difficult to rejoice with those who rejoice it jealous it makes it difficult for me to rejoice with sister emma when the god has blessed her because i'm too busy wanting what god has given her and so we can't rejoice with other people so he says these are the things we've got to get rid of and he says evil speaking that is slander uh it it's really akin to backstabbing it means destroying another's good reputation by lies gossip rumor etc it's akin to malice you're trying to cause this person some hurt by slander in his commentary on first peter wayne gruden says someone who is practicing deceit envy or slander will not be able to truly long for pure spiritual milk so one of the things we must do is to get those things out of our lives that keep us dr alan from manifest it keeps the word of god from manifesting itself in our lives matter of fact it's a lifelong process called sanctification salvation listen salvation is three and one and one and three salvation we have been saved we are being saved and we shall be saved we have been saved from the penalty of sin we are being saved from the power of sin one day we'll be saved from the presence of sin that is justification sanctification and glorification justification when we first accepted him and we came into the family justification just as if that is just as if that it never happened that is why he has saved us our sins are forgiven that's justification sanctification is where we have to live out and walk this thing out daily glorification is where we're going to see when we get to see him and we will be like him but right now we are in the middle of justification and glorification we are there right here today in the midst of sanctification where we have to walk this thing out daily [Applause] it is philippians chapter 2 verses 12 through 13. listen listen to what paul says paul explains it this way he says work out your own salvation with fear and trembling he does not say your soul salvation but your salvation because your soul is settled that's secure you are saved your soul is good it's take he says but work out your salvation that is daily you've got to work this thing out you've got to walk it out you have to live it out he says for it is god who worketh in you to will and to do his good pleasure indeed it is the will of god to have the spirit of god use the word of god to help the children of god look like the son of god tell your neighbor we need the word so the term put away means to put away to put aside to put down to put off it's the picture terrance of taking off clothing that have been soiled clothing that have been dirty it is the picture of somebody who's been wearing the same clothes for years they've never been taken off they've never been washed they've never been sent to the cleaners they are dirty they are soil they are yeah that word right there yeah um they are really dirty they are musty they are it's another word for that too help listen hebrews chapter 12 verse one says therefore larry since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses let us lay aside every weight and sin which easily besets us and let us run with endurance the race that is said before if we're going to run with endurance if we're going to run this race did y'all watch the olympics did you watch the olympics some of the some of the people walked in that night they walked in it was beautiful they walked in they had uh i mean usa came late like it was their party i mean you know how when it's your party you you come later you make a grand entrance that's what usa i mean all these other countries walking in and they're still on the bus on their way to the stadium but when they get there they walk in and they have on these polo blazers they have on slacks they have on uh the right attire for the occasion but when it came to their event when it came to those who had to get in the pool when it came to those who had to perform on the track they took off certain things and they put on certain things listen a woman cannot run a marathon in some pumps [Applause] brothers we cannot run a marathon in a three-piece suit i wish i would hear me and so it is christians cannot be fully devoted followers of christ if we're covered in sin and burdened by weights that keep us from running the way he desires us to run that causes us to trip stumble and fall hebrew says lay aside sins and waits we ought to lay aside all sin that entangles us and causes us to not be what god desires or designed us to be but he also says lay aside the weights now weights are not necessarily sinful weights can be a hindrance but they may not be sinful they may be a good thing but they may not be a beneficial thing that's why paul says all things are lawful but all things are not expedient or all things are not beneficial if weights are good but they have to be kept in their proper place in other words our priorities have to be in the right place that they don't hinder us from making progress in this spiritual life yet weights can hinder our progress if we don't keep them in their proper place like peter says we must put away the hindering sins that stunt our growth it's in the aeris tense what does that mean reverend it means once and for all peter is simply saying this break away from sin he doesn't say try just do it he's simply saying you need to stop he says if spiritual growth is going to take place there's some things you just got to stop i've been trying just stop well i've been trying to stop watching porn just stop don't turn to that channel don't go to that store just stop i'm trying to stop gossiping don't answer her call just stop i'm trying to stop robbing god every sunday just write the check and put it in the envelope just stop [Applause] i'm trying i'm trying i'm tried reverend why you keep trying just lean over tell somebody he said just just stop number two that has to be the preparation to receive his word you see let me let me thank you holy spirit one reason you can't receive his word on sundays is because you're so full of other stuff that when the meal that's been prepared comes out you ever been to a restaurant and you say oh i'm not hungry i've already eaten i'm good i'm good i'm already i'm i'm full so that's how it is sometimes on sunday mornings you're so full of other stuff that you have no room for the word so he says there got to be preparation receive the word my wife and if we're going to a particular restaurant and that's one of our favorite spots if i know i'm going to paris i already know i'm making preparation to receive that pork chop i'm making preparation to receive that big huge cheesecake looking pork chop i'm not eating breakfast i'm not eating lunch i may eat some carrots just a little bit because i want to be ready to receive that whole pork chop and so we've got to make preparations to receive the word i've got to make preparations just not when i walk in the sanctuary i got to make preparations before i get here are y'all hearing me secondly the craving of god's word look at look at verse number two the a part he said there has to be a craving a desire for god's word no no i ain't trying to shout you i'm trying to help you so if you don't get happy hopefully you got happy out for the song that the praise team saw but it's very simple you can have an appetite for the word or an appetite for sin but not both now you say you're going to be sin less but you can't desire constantly continuously crave the word and keep doing this so once you begin the process by putting off sin we have to continue the process by actively pursuing the word of god the verb here is in the present tense which means ongoing habitual action something that we do on a regular it's in other words our desire for the world has to go beyond sunday morning [Music] it has to go beyond a life group class of wednesday bible study a sunday morning worship service it has to be something that we do daily it becomes a way of life not only does verse 2 command us to long for its word it describes that craving like a newborn infant a infant they long for milk the word newborns mean one who has just been born he's not saying that you're young he's not saying that you're infants in christ but he's saying just like a baby a newborn desires milk for its nourishment you should desire spiritual milk you should desire the word of god paul it's a newborn they they have a strong desire for milk when children are born they don't want a pair of jordans they don't want a breakfast jack they don't want a fortnight game they don't want to go to six flags or they don't want playstation they desire one thing milk and if they don't get it the whole house is gonna know what they desire they don't care what time of day it is if they don't get what they desire they're not going to be satisfied until they get it and so he's saying the same thing about if we want to grow don't be satisfied until you get the word that that is every day every day every day every day cedric every day i should not be satisfied if i've not had a dose of the word i mean that's if i want to grow [Music] growing christians believers followers jamal they desire the word growing a baby loves mother's milk babies live on milk at least for how long first six months or something longer than that maybe see some of you like get off that bottle get that baby too old be on that bottle listen when a baby is hungry they're gonna make that desire known babies eat every how often they eat two to three hours if you want to grow in the world he says there ought to be there ought to be some times throughout your day that you pick it up and you want to read it because you you're craving it you you even if it's a a morning devotion time i got him in the morning sometime during during the day maybe it's at lunch i ate my bologna sandwich but i'm also reading the word therefore i go to bed at night because i want to grow my my physical man is full of steak lobster baked potato with the correct marbling in the rib eye with the bone in [Applause] but my spiritual man needs to eat before i end my day because i want to grow and when i'm not growing it's evident when i'm not growing you cuss me i'm gonna cuss you when i'm not growing when you do me wrong i'm gonna do you wrong when i'm not growing i will not speak to you because i think he was looking at me funny when i'm not growing i don't look like i'm not displaying the image of my father or my elder brother i'm not walking like he wants me to walk i'm not talking like he wants me to talk listen listen i i don't treat my wife i don't love her as christ loved the church i will not submit to my own husband when i'm not growing we shall get quiet if you can't say man just whisper ouch babies are focused just april they're persistent and mother won't get any rest until that baby is fed so peter says be like that if you desire to grow don't be satisfied until you get the word because if you have a no desire for the word you won't actively pursue the word so he says you've got to be involved in this thing peter calls it the pure milk it's pure in the sense that there's no error in god's word it's 100 good for you it's 100 percent true dr l is fully profitable for growth peter is not is not using the word milk to refer to merely the basic or elementary teachings of god's word peter is using milk to refer to all the teaching of god's word he's not suggesting that the readers are young believers or that they only receive the basic things of god's word he's referring to all believers who need the word in order to grow take a neighbor you need to work when you come to church on sunday morning do do we come with a strong desire to hear the word and to receive god's word listen the preacher's job is to prepare the spiritual meal the listeners job is to prepare to receive the word it is to anticipate receiving the word of god music is good i love it y'all do a wonderful wonderful thing but the highlight of the worship experience is not our music it is not our fellowship it is not our giving but it is hearing and receiving the word of god because what's going to keep us what's going to to help us what's going to change us what's going to give us an anchor when the storms of life begin to rage it's the word of god we need something in these changing times that will not change and he has declared his word has been settled in heaven it does not change we need the word tell the neighbor you need the word everything everything that pertains to life it's in the word how to love one another it's in the word how to deal with your finances in the word how to forgive it's in your word how to treat your family it's into how to provide it's in the word [Applause] he says there's got to be the preparation matthew to receive god's word the craving of god's word lastly in in verse number two in that be part then there's the growth from god's word just as milk provides physical nourishment god's word provides spiritual nourishment babies grow by means of milk christians grow by the means of god's word if a christian does not feed on god's word he or she will not grow growth will not take place growth for the christian comes by taking in god's word in terms of eternal salvation there is no growth once saved always say once born again always born again but our spiritual growth is to be continuous we are to be maturing in our faith so we're to earnestly desire god's word listen it's never been god's plan for you to remain an infant you should not be the same sharon you should not be the same joyce you should not be the same cordell you should not be the same when you first believed nothing's changed i'm still the same you know you're saved but you know why you must change because you're not growing you eat once a week on sunday that's why you're malnutritioned spiritually and no growth is taking place because you only eat on sunday mornings and when you haven't eaten properly you're weak you easily slip and trip and fall because you're too weak so you got to eat tell your neighbor every day peter says the pure milk of the word we cannot experience more eternal life because there's no growth when it comes to eternal life but in our spiritual walk we have to grow but we can experience abundant life peter's talking about spiritual growth and it takes place when we read apply live study emit the word if i'm gonna grow i have to take in the word he wants us to grow to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and in order for us to mature into the image of god's son we need the word how many of you go to the gym raise your hand raise your hand okay we might need to open the gym here oh that was less than two percent when you go to the gym it takes what effort sacrifice desire talk to him if you can motivation all those are good and it's true it takes work sacrifice desire motivation can we sum it up and just say you have to want it and and have you ever gone i may been working out i haven't been in a while but when i did go and i got to get back to it lord knows i do uh i was kind of like mary j blonde when i pass by the mirror i like what i see when i be looking at me and so when you work out and you see kelly the results come on talk to him if you can when you see things getting flat things starting to stick out and your energy level is up talk to them if you can you feel good don't you and you like what you see when you be looking at yourself i wish i just had a few real people in here [Applause] you know you used to wear vests with every suit now you don't have to wear a vest you can wear you can you see you keep your shirt out but when it's right you can tuck it in tuck your shirt in because everything is because you like it and so it is with the word of god when you start growing and when you've read it but then it you experience it in your life then you like who thank you jesus [Applause] when stuff that used to trip you up don't trip you up anymore when stuff that used to make you fall don't make you fall anymore when folk used to run your heart you don't act like you use that you act the whole another way and when you allow him to happen you'll be like i like that right there the question is do you want to have a stronger faith then you need to be nourished by the word of god romans 10 to 17. faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of god do you want to live more holy you need to be nourished by the scriptures psalm 119-9 says how can a young man cleanse his way by taking heed to your word just as being physically fit takes work commitment sacrifice desire motivation as moses said motivation you have to want it so the question is do you desire spiritual growth it can be yours it can be yours how reverend here it is and i'm done read it study it meditate on it and live it i have to want it i got a sacrifice there are things in life you don't feel like doing at times but you do it you make the sacrifice i need to be motivated revenue if him giving you his son saving your soul allowing a wretch like us to be a part of the family of faith if that ain't motivation i don't know what it is to take a wretch like me to save me to cleanse me to now use me if that ain't motivation to keep making waves opening doors to keep me from danger seen and unseen to not reward me according to my sins or after my iniquity if that ain't motivation [Applause] if that ain't motivation that one day when this earthly house or tent or tabernacle is dissolved or decayed i've got another building not made by hand if that ain't motivation that one day the dead and christ are going to rise those who remain are going to be caught up in the air to live with the lord forever to walk on golden streets to see walls of jasper to behold the lamb of god face to face to see the man who hung blood and died for if that ain't motivation [Music] that every morning you get brand new mercy every if that ain't motivation that even when we've been unfaithful he remains faithful if that ain't motivation i don't know what he is oh the question is do you have a desire for spiritual growth amen [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] reverend i have a desire but before you can grow spiritually you have to first be born again it starts with you first placing your faith in the lord jesus christ so beloved you're in this room or watching online today is the day you can begin your walk of faith with him [Music] if you don't know jesus for yourself there's a number you can call on that screen if you're in the sanctuary to stand where you are someone will come to you past i'm saved but i don't have a church home same thing call the number on the screen stand where you are we want to help you with your spiritual growth we want to help you with your walk we we don't just want you to be a member on the road but we want to help you get actively involved that you might be able to grow in your faith pastor i'm saved i have a church on but i do need prayer there's a number on the screen wherever you are just stand because we want to help you whatever you're dealing with we want to help you to understand you don't have to deal with it by yourself [Music] we're going to walk with you through it stand wherever you are won't you come this is your moment [Music] i just [Music] and i don't borrow it's sunshine [Music] and i don't worry [Music] about my future for i know what jesus said [Music] me for he knows what lies ahead [Music] many things up out tomorrow i don't seem understand [Music] i know oh [Music] i know [Music] [Music] [Music] my amen god bless you for one plants and other waters but god with his awesome self gives the increase come on give god praise for what our eyes have seen our ears have heard and our hearts have felt amen how we thank god for his word on this day amen let's prepare our hearts now to give amen let's prepare our hearts now to to give amen you know how you know you're growing one way you can tell you're growing when you don't grumble and complain when it comes to giving amen in the worship service but you freely give because you understand because you've been in the word that everything you have came by the hand of god and you understand that you're only giving back to him what his hand has given to you you're only giving back to him a portion amen isn't that wonderful amen because you understand he who gives bountifully shall reap bountifully he who sow sparingly shall reap sparingly you understand that he gives seed to the sower not to the christian not to the believer not to the member of a church but to the sower the one who freely and willingly gives you understand what jesus said give and it shall be given unto you good measure press down shaken together and running over shall men give unto you you know the word you know the word says bring ye all the time into the storehouse and all open with the windows of heaven since the patricia one translation says i'll open up the floodgates and allow blessings to come your way that you will not have room enough to receive that's the word let's all stand as we prepare to give unto the lord amen who has offered amen reverend granberry is coming he's going to lead us in our vision statement and offer word of prayer amen as we prepare our hearts to give amen amen as we've got our gifts in our hands let's repeat our vision statement we are building a ministry on the power principles and promises of god's word to reach the center teach the same and strengthen the family let us bow for a word of prayer the most gracious and great god we come saying thank you o father thank you lord for another opportunity to come in and hear and give to you o god lord i ask that you continue to bless every person in this building oh god spiritually emotionally financially and intellectually oh god lord we need you and we thank you oh god these are just tokens of appreciation for what you have given to us we love you we worship you and we praise you send the mighty and marvelous name of jesus christ we pray amen you are now in the hands of our beloved [Music] you make me happy you make me [Music] you make me happy you make me whole you take the pain [Music] make me away everything [Music] is [Music] [Music] make me happy [Music] [Music] said everything about you i am [Music] amen amen bless the lord amen let us stand as we prepare to leave amen let's remember that if you want to sign up for new members orientation uh for the october 9th second saturday you can sign up outside uh in the fourier also dr alan who is right here he will be in the mall for signups for biblical counseling certification classes if you want to go to uh biblical counseling certification classes see him in the 48 and he will sign you up amen amen let dr allen lead now so he'll be out there amen amen bless the lord for the word and clapping and praise for the word on the day amen spiritual growth amen amen amen shalom shalom peace as you come and peace as you go peace [Music] you

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